Governors Dan Malloy (D-CT), Jay Nixon (D-MO), Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rick Perry (R-TX) spoke out on gun control and gun rights with Candy Crowley during Sunday’s edition of CNN’s State of the Union.
Malloy talks about the need for gun control after Newton and how his state enacted new laws as the federal government refused to do so.
“Universal background checks would make everyone safer in their states and in mine. It is a starting point. We should not be allowing folks who have mental health challenges currently to acquire guns. We should not have a system that allows people who have extensive criminal records to get around the background checks.”
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Crowley then turned the discussion over to Rick Perry noting: “I don’t think any of you all would disagree with that.” Perry responded:
“The Second Amendment pretty much is a good amendment and we support it in the state of Texas. The restrictions you’ve seen states like Connecticut — and when you think about the Northeast, that was the Silicon Valley, if you will, of gun manufacturing. And you’re seeing those manufacturers leave the Northeast because the taxation, the regulation. And just the attitude towards manufacturers of weapons.”
You can watch the discussion below, courtesy of CNN.
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